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As Ishmael floats helplessly atop the ocean deep, he becomes the stuff of Cosmicism - a strikingly lonely image of humanity adrift in a universe neither good nor evil. Death ends their misunderstanding, and negates their madness. The true madness of man is that of trying to apply a reasonableness to an unreasonable cosmos.
In every generation, writers and readers find new ways to plumb the depths of Herman Melville and his work.
Versatile opera singer who could move effortlessly between Wagner and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
“Moby Dick” was published today in 1851 and, despite being a commercial failure, Herman Melville’s epic novel became part of the corpus of great American literature. Melville’s themes about truth, morality, madness, prophecy, fate, and death are well documented, as are his talents as a storyteller.
His committed performances and expressive voice have made him one of today’s most admired singers. As he prepares for Jephtha at Covent Garden, Allan Clayton ponders creativity, pigeonholes and facial hair